On 15 Nov 2013, at 00:18, gazebo4sale@comcast.net wrote:
Patrick, How does one track a Comet for photography with a mount with a drive system? Stece
I'm pretty sure that will depend on the software and possibly the mount. In my case I'm running TheSky6. Once I've got that running and it is communicating with the mount I click on the comet and a small window opens. One of the options in the window is to set the tracking rates. TheSky already knows where the comet is and where it's headed so when I click on Set Tracking Rates it does its "magic" and tells the mount to move in the right direction at the right rate. Pretty simple, actually. It does the same for minor planets, the Moon and even artificial satellites. Others on the list might want to chime in and describe how they do it. Cheers, patrick